Link: https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/556660-unprecedented-federal-borrowing-floods-state-budgets
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Once per calendar quarter, the state of Michigan conducts a Consensus Revenue Estimating Conference that provides updates on both the national and state economies and the state’s fiscal outlook. The May conference each year is especially significant because it sets the official revenue targets for the next fiscal year’s state budget.
The May meeting packet contained a broad range of data points, but a few jumped out.
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Another chart broke down the components of personal income. Over the previous four quarters, personal income was nearly $3,000 higher than pre-pandemic forecasts had expected. However, employee compensation actually declined by about half that amount. The entire increase is the result of the 53 percent increase in federal transfer payments that have floated U.S. households over the past year.
Author(s): DAVID GUENTHNER
Publication Date: 5 June 2021
Publication Site: The Hill